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OTP to CAE: distance & flight time
Bucharest (Henri Coandă International Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
5,352 mi
8,614 km · 4,651 nm
10h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,352 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 58m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- OTP — Henri Coandă International Airport · Bucharest, Romania
- CAE — Columbia Metropolitan Airport · Columbia, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near OTP
- BBU · Băneasa International Airport5 mi away
- GOZ · Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport100 mi away
- CRA · Craiova Airport110 mi away
- CND · Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport119 mi away
Near CAE
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport7 mi away
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base18 mi away
- SSC · Shaw Air Force Base37 mi away
- OGB · Orangeburg Municipal Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OTP from CAE?
The flight distance from Bucharest (OTP) to Columbia (CAE) is 5,352 miles (8,614 km, 4,651 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OTP to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 58m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Bucharest and Columbia?
Columbia is 7 hours behind Bucharest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OTP to CAE?
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